Our second child, Samuel Laurence, was born at 4:42 AM on Tuesday December 14th. He is such a blessing for our family! We think he’s super cute and I love taking pictures of him. Here are some quick portraits of Sam and mom that I did in the hostpital.
The film portion of my recent bridal shoot with my sister Jeni. First time using Portra and I love how it looks! I love shooting with Jeni because she’s an artist and she really knows how to get her model on. Check these out…
Thoughts on Portra: properly overexposed (2 stops) skin tones look great. I love how this film seems to subtly saturate the skin tones without saturating the rest of the colors. Underexposed skin tones look pretty grey and yucky but that’s probably true of all film. Definitely has fine grain but I feel like I can see the grain more than with Fuji 400h which seems to give a smoother look overall. This is especially noticeable in the out-of-focus areas which tend to look harsh. That could just be the harsh bokeh that my cheapo 50mm produces. I would love to see what this film does with an 85mm f/1.4! Gotta keep saving my pennies…
A few of my favorite things…Historic locations. Vintage themes. Hand-crafted decorations. My sister. Stylish couples. Friends and family. Fall light. Brides who know how to smile with their eyes. Lots of time for portraits. This wedding had all of these things and more. I think this was my most enjoyable wedding to date. I loved seeing my sister get married. I loved the setting, the decorations, the themes, the light, the amount of time we had for pictures, and shooting with 2 friends. I loved working extensively with different films for the first time. I loved how Jeni knew exactly what to do in front of the camera! Most of all I loved seeing how excited Jeni + Lee were, and how much they loved each other. My creative juices were really flowing and I LOVE the end results! I’m so excited to be able to share these, and I feel totally privileged to have been Jeni + Lee’s photographer!
.Fuji Pro 400h
.Kodak TMax 400
.Fuji Pro 400h
.Fuji Pro 400h
.Fuji Pro 400h
.Fuji Pro 400h
.Ilford 3200
.Ilford 3200
.Ilford 3200
Danielle + Frank’s wedding is definitely one of my favorite weddings ever! Everything was well-planned and relaxed, and we had lots of time for pictures both before and after the ceremony. I felt complete freedom to be an artist, which was fun and refreshing. On top of that the fall light was AMAZING and Danielle + Frank were stunning in front of the camera! PLUS I started working some film (film!?) in to my workflow during this event and I’m here to tell you that I have fallen way in love with film. You’ll definitely be seeing a lot of it on this blog in the future.
The ceremony was held at St Gabriel’s on Providence Road, with the reception right across the street at Metropolitan Ballroom. What a great reception location! It’s a great room with abundant natural light. Here are some of my favorites from the day:
The stunning bride:
Frank looked super sharp!
The groomsmen showing off their gift from Frank: new watches!
Danielle + Frank have their “First Look”…
It was very emotional
The next two are film!
Love this one…
Married!
I don’t usually share the family photos on my blog, but the location and light that we found was just so amazing that I had to share these:
Beautiful reception details…
Danielle + Frank share their first dance…
What a great time! Danielle + Frank, thanks so much for letting me be a part of your special day! Congratulations, and best wishes for you in the future… – David
My sister got married yesterday!! It was a huge privilege to be her wedding photographer…here’s a quick preview
One of my favorite weddings EVER!!
Meet Vanessa + David…they’re a super fun couple and we had a great time shooting their engagement photos! We found a great abandoned building in NoDa, threw in some amazing fall light, and we had a recipe for success. I always love engagement sessions because I get a chance to really get to know my clients and build a friendship, and I definitely count Vanessa + David as friends as a result of our time together. One cool fact about Vanessa is that she just completed her first half-marathon! I love learning stuff like that about all the people I get to meet. I can’t wait to shoot Vanessa + David’s wedding next year!
I had a fabulous time with Vanessa + David on Saturday shooting their engagement session in NoDa! Here’s a quick preview…
I’m so happy to be a part of Danielle + Frank’s wedding in October! I love getting to do engagement sessions with couples as it gives us a chance to get to know one another before the wedding. For this session we started in South End and then finished up in NoDa. Danielle + Frank did a great job in front of the camera! They’re definitely a stunning couple. I can’t wait to shoot their wedding!
It’s been so hard to sit on these for over 3 months! This was one of my favorite sessions ever and I am really happy with the images that we made. I met Sarah at Grace Covenant Church in South End where her ceremony was to take place. The church is a beautiful setting and Sarah was awesome in front of the camera! I loved her elegant style that really came through in her pictures. These are a few of my favorites!
This is epic!
I love this next one A LOT
Beautiful
Wow, I love this one
Ok this might be my most favorite portrait that I’ve taken…EVER
Sarah, thanks for following all my crazy directions and letting your personality come out for these pictures. They were super fun!
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